Post subject: Re: If you aren't veg already . . . you will be in 40 years.

Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2012 5:17 pm

Mispronounces Daiya

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Wasn't there a global food crisis in the 1970s? I think that had a part in inspiring the book, Diet For A Small Planet. The number of vegetarians may have grown in the last 40 years but I seriously doubt that a majority of people will turn vegetarian or vegan over the next few decades. It would be great if this happened, but it seems like wishful and doomsday type thinking.

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Post subject: Re: If you aren't veg already . . . you will be in 40 years.

Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2012 11:24 pm

Baking In The Flavor

Joined: Wed Nov 03, 2010 12:44 amPosts: 174

bunniee wrote:

Wasn't there a global food crisis in the 1970s? I think that had a part in inspiring the book, Diet For A Small Planet. The number of vegetarians may have grown in the last 40 years but I seriously doubt that a majority of people will turn vegetarian or vegan over the next few decades. It would be great if this happened, but it seems like wishful and doomsday type thinking.

There were around 4 billion humans in the '70's. In 2050, there should be 9 billion. I would think that would make a difference.

Post subject: Re: If you aren't veg already . . . you will be in 40 years.

Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2012 1:05 am

Huffs Nutritional Yeast

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I have the feeling it will result in resource wars before people give up their luxuries. Bring up the problem of limited resources, someone will yell "Malthusian!", and assume to have won the argument.

Post subject: Re: If you aren't veg already . . . you will be in 40 years.

Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2012 8:43 pm

Baking In The Flavor

Joined: Wed Nov 03, 2010 12:44 amPosts: 174

Well, yeah, any number of outcomes is possible. While the resource estimates are based on physical facts, humanity's response depends us. While the numbers say the earth won't be able to sustain a human diet with more than 5% of calories coming from animal products on average, that doesn't mean the most affluent people won't go right on eating what they eat now while the rest of the world starves to death. That's really what's happening already....